Town Centre Revitalisation takes a major step forward

Stuart Kenny, Director General of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, said: “Our Town Centre revitalisation took a major step forward on Thursday (26 March 2009) when a Traffic Regulation Order was approved by the Joint Members Panel ( Herts County Council and North Herts District Council), for our Street Scene works.

“Subject to legal agreements and contracts being finalised in the near future, we hope to be on site in May.

“This is the first phase of a three phase development – the others are re-development of The Wynd and The Arena areas. We are currently in discussions with a potential Development Partner for The Wynd.

“ The Street Scene works will transform the look and feel of the town’s two main shopping streets – Eastcheap and Leys Avenue – with the addition of convenient ‘nose-in’ on-street parking, new landscaped seating areas, water features and major sculptures. Top quality materials will be used throughout.

“As things stand at present, the works are due to be completed in just over a year, but that includes a ‘break’ from mid-November 2009 to mid January 2010, in order not to disrupt the Christmas retail trade.

“The multi-million pound scheme is to be funded completely by Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation.”